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Guest Commentary: EUR/USD: The More Bullish it Looks, The More Bearish it Actually Is!

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* The Euro continues to map out a very bearish medium term outlook following the 1997 Pandora’s Box analogy. We therefore remain medium term short from 1.3180.

* The decline from 1.3200 is very similar to that from 1.3710 which suggests that breaks to new lows will probably not be sustained without an overlapping pullback.

* This downward ratchet should give the impression its correctivebut it will probably only end once the bulls have turned bearish.

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We remain bearish the Euro as it maintains the window for the Pandora’s Box 1997 style collapse. In fact the price action since the 1.3200 47% potentially corrective retracement is shaping very similar to the hesitant but persistent decline from the 1.3710 high. A decline that tried its hardest to stop you being short.

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Indeed following the constructive decline to 1.3000 the Euro likely completed an irregular correction at 1.3095 yesterday beyond the C=A either wave 2 in downtrend or B within a more likely prolonged corrective consolidation. Either way, we remain short for a break down through 1.2955 in a bid to accelerate the decline. But if it follows the drop from 1.33710.. more likely within a downward ratchet that will see the market fight the decline initially at 1.2925 the 61.8% retracement later 1.2895 the new C=A but eventually probably stopping at the ideal 1.2775 c=1.618a B wave.

Until then rallies should stay below 1.3095 our short term stops or risk an early run at 1.3200 and possibly spiking to 1.3345 in a larger correction.

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EURUSD Weekly Technical Analysis: New Month, More Weakness

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  • EURUSD broke the ‘neckline’ of a bearish ‘head-and-shoulders’ pattern, April trend-line
  • Resistance in vicinity of 11825/80 likely to keep a lid on further strength
  • Targeting the low to mid-11600s with more selling

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Coming into last week we pointed out the likelihood of finally seeing a resolution of the range EURUSD had been stuck in for the past few weeks, and one of the outcomes we made note of as a possibility was for the triggering of a ’head-and-shoulders’ pattern. Indeed, we saw a break of the ’neckline’ along with a drop below the April trend-line. This led to decent selling before a minor bounce took shape during the latter part of last week.

Looking ahead to next week the euro is set up for further losses as the path of least resistance has turned lower. Looking to a capper on any further strength there is resistance in the 11825-11880 area (old support becomes new resistance). As long as the euro stays below this area a downward bias will remain firmly intact.

Looking lower towards support eyes will be on the August low at 11662 and the 2016 high of 11616, of which the latter just happens to align almost precisely with the measured move target of the ‘head-and-shoulders’ pattern (determined by subtracting the height of the pattern from the neckline).

Bottom line: Shorts look set to have the upperhand as a fresh month gets underway as long as the euro remains capped by resistance. On weakness, we’ll be watching how the euro responds to a drop into support levels.

For a longer-term outlook on EURUSD, check out the just released Q4 Forecast.

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EURUSD Weekly Technical Analysis: New Month, More Weakness

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Euro Bias Mixed Heading into October, Q4’17

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Euro Bias Mixed Heading into October, Q4'17

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EURUSD: Retail trader data shows 37.3% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders short to long at 1.68 to 1. In fact, traders have remained net-short since Apr 18 when EURUSD traded near 1.07831; price has moved 9.6% higher since then. The number of traders net-long is 15.4% lower than yesterday and 16.4% higher from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 0.4% higher than yesterday and 10.5% lower from last week.

We typically take a contrarian view to crowd sentiment, and the fact traders are net-short suggests EURUSD prices may continue to rise. Positioning is more net-short than yesterday but less net-short from last week. The combination of current sentiment and recent changes gives us a further mixed EURUSD trading bias.

— Written by Christopher Vecchio, CFA, Senior Currency Strategist

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British Pound Reversal Potential Persists Heading into New Quarter

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British Pound Reversal Potential Persists Heading into New Quarter

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GBPUSD: Retail trader data shows 38.2% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders short to long at 1.62 to 1. In fact, traders have remained net-short since Sep 05 when GBPUSD traded near 1.29615; price has moved 3.4% higher since then. The number of traders net-long is 0.1% higher than yesterday and 13.4% higher from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 10.6% lower than yesterday and 18.3% lower from last week.

We typically take a contrarian view to crowd sentiment, and the fact traders are net-short suggests GBPUSD prices may continue to rise. Yet traders are less net-short than yesterday and compared with last week. Recent changes in sentiment warn that the current GBPUSD price trend may soon reverse lower despite the fact traders remain net-short.

— Written by Christopher Vecchio, CFA, Senior Currency Strategist

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